130323 – Monday at Sea
It occurs to us that this cruise has a different demographic than other cruises we have been on. This cruise is more “geriatric” — there are some really old people […]
It occurs to us that this cruise has a different demographic than other cruises we have been on. This cruise is more “geriatric” — there are some really old people […]
Today we spent quite a lot of time looking around the ship to get our bearings. We found this Chinese-style secluded spot with green upholstered chaise lounges. We may want […]
Louise shared a quotation with us attributed to St. Augustine: “if you don’t travel, you never get past page one of your life.” This journey got us further off page […]
Our flight departure to New York was at 10:45AM, so we got an early start in order to get to the airport by 8:45. We boarded the shuttle at 8:20. […]
Jim: At the Sofitel we awoke early so we could have breakfast with Louise. The breakfast area in the hotel (not free this time 29 Euros each) was very large […]
Meeting Louise was one of the top highlights of the trip. Louise lives in Ascot, England. The reason we know each other at all is because we somehow got paired […]
Today we awoke relatively early because we need to get to Hamburg and return the car before 5PM, but we want to go see the Wagner Bayreuth Festspielhaus, first. So […]
Innsbruck is at the foot of the Tyrolean Alps, so the geographical space is drop-dead gorgeous. I wanted to take Sylvia to the Geiger outlet that is located there, but […]
It’s easy to let your mind go to far places on a day like today. Today is the 68th anniversary of D-Day and the Normandy Invasion of WW II. We […]
After Neckartailfingen we drove without incident to Dachau just north of Munich. I had been there before in February, 1996. We stayed at a wonderful little “neighborhood” hotel that was […]